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"king KOng" should win! The problem with "Star Wars" is that George has too maney things going on in the background on all of newest "Star Wars Movies" the actors get lost because "MR Lucas" makes all the scenes too busy with special effects.

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Howard Berger and Tami Lane Cinderella Man David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith* Dave Elsey and Annette Miles

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG) "In the Deep" - Crash Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Hustle & Flow* Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard "Travelin' Thru" - TransAmerica Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson King Kong* Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Memoirs of a Geisha Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett Walk the Line Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland War of the Worlds Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING King Kong* Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn Memoirs of a Geisha Wylie Stateman War of the Worlds Richard King

Chris wrote: I have to agree with you Gabe. Putting War of the Worlds before Sith in the VFX department is a joke, and aside from the big ape himself, the CGI effects in King Kong weren't that special.

As usual the awards are little more than light entertainment and certainly shouldn't be taken that seriously.

I think Kong should get it purely based on the fact that the category is for Acheivement in Visual Effects. ILM have done this before in Episodes 1 and 2. Episode 3 is jsut on a grander scale. War of the Worlds FX were really effective but hardly ground breaking. Where Knog gets it for me is in the acheiving and taking to the next level, the motion capture and animation work done by WETA. Yes, it too could be argued that they are merely doing a 'Gollum' and just doing it on a grander scale with Kong but the subtlety in the work and the performance from Andy Serkis all go to serve the character and film flawlessly in my opinion. THAT is the achievement that I think needs recognizing. I do agree though that some other non-Kong FX (the stampede and Jamie Bell hovering over the crumbling cliff) were left wanting. I'm sure they were the best they could do at the time but it does look as if all effort went into Kong and they just ran out of time for all the other stuff and had to sign off them to deliver the reels. Maybe they'll be tweaked for the DVD.

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe* Howard Berger and Tami Lane Cinderella Man David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Dave Elsey and Annette Miles

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG) "In the Deep" - Crash Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Hustle & Flow* Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard "Travelin' Thru" - TransAmerica Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson King Kong Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Memoirs of a Geisha Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett Walk the Line Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland War of the Worlds* Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING King Kong* Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn Memoirs of a Geisha Wylie Stateman War of the Worlds Richard King

Adrian wrote: To say that it is nominated solely because it is centered on being gay is a bit silly. Many homosexual movies have been well received by critics, but have found no room at the Oscar's. I really don't think that Brokeback Mountain is really a "breakthrough movie". Many of these themese have been covered before, just in movies that many people never see.

I'd rather think that it was nominated because it was a good movie.That's what I was trying to say. I have yet to see the film and I'll probably catch it on DVD when it comes out, but most critics were saying it was great, and it must be great to be nominated for an Academy Award.

That said, anyone want to put a prediction down for who you want to win? My predictions are marked with a *

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR Brokeback Mountain* Capote Crash Good Night, And Good Luck. Munich

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe* Howard Berger and Tami Lane Cinderella Man David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Dave Elsey and Annette Miles

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG) "In the Deep" - Crash Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Hustle & Flow* Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard "Travelin' Thru" - TransAmerica Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson King Kong Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Memoirs of a Geisha Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett Walk the Line Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland War of the Worlds* Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING King Kong* Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn Memoirs of a Geisha Wylie Stateman War of the Worlds Richard King

Actually, I'm OK with WotW being nominated, it's Narnia. People accuse the Prequels of looking cartoony, but Narnia was really far more cartoony to me, at least from what I saw. It's moot anyway, because we all know Kong's gonna get the prize. I really think it was more of an FU to Lucas form the Academy for continuing to not use the unions. I'd also say that the one award Star Wars really diserved was score. William's score there was better than either of the two he's nominated for.

I think there may be some validity to that. I havent seen it, so I can't judge, but the academy is known for awarding oscars to movies and actors simply because of popularity in some circles, crossed with prepackaged and bought media campaigns.

..amen...that is exactly what I ment

To say that it is nominated solely because it is centered on being gay is a bit silly. Many homosexual movies have been well received by critics, but have found no room at the Oscar's. I really don't think that Brokeback Mountain is really a "breakthrough movie". Many of these themese have been covered before, just in movies that many people never see.

Na, I think the visual effects are much more convincing in War of the Worlds. Revenge of the Sith (and all the Star Wars prequels) are way too clean and pretty. It's much more difficult to make visual effects look realistic in the real world, and therefore I'd have to pick WOTW. I think King Kong suffers from the same problem - it looks way too clean, almost like a painting half the time. Give me gritty realism any day!

I think there may be some validity to that. I havent seen it, so I can't judge, but the academy is known for awarding oscars to movies and actors simply because of popularity in some circles, crossed with prepackaged and bought media campaigns.

I'm a bit surprised by the nominations. I really need to catch up, too. I was really hoping for atleast Constant Gardener to get a Best Picture nom. And I'm glad Enron got in there, but absolutely no love for Grizzly Man or Inside Deep Throat. Agreeing with Gabe, the Academy Awards have been a real let down in recent years.

I'm gonna stick my neck out and interpret that £ukasz means that it'll probably win simply because it's a breakthrough movie centered on being gay.

I think there may be some validity to that. I havent seen it, so I can't judge, but the academy is known for awarding oscars to movies and actors simply because of popularity in some circles, crossed with prepackaged and bought media campaigns.

£ukasz D wrote: u know why "Brokeback Mountain" is nominated..and will must surely win......not becouse it is great movie...but simply becouse it's a movie about homosexual people.....that is all...another stupid call form The Academy..but hey..no suprise I think.

P.S. not that I have something against homosexual people...i think it is normal and ok ..just try to say that it shouldn't be a reason to win OscarUmm... that is something that you shouldn't say around this forum... and what does the homosexuals have to do with it? I know straight people that saw the film (my cousin for one), and they said it was very good. And the actual actors are straight. So don't discriminate the film just because that the main characters play as homosexuals.

I lost faith in the academy when in 1998 Rushmore didn't get any noms and Shakes. In Love won best picture over Saving Private Ryan. Then in 2000 Julia Roberts won best actress over Ellen Burstyn. It's all about politics.

..and how the hell does ROTS get a nom in make-up, but not SFX? There's not really very much make-up in the film...

u know why "Brokeback Mountain" is nominated..and will must surely win......not becouse it is great movie...but simply becouse it's a movie about homosexual people.....that is all...another stupid call form The Academy..but hey..no suprise I think.

P.S. not that I have something against homosexual people...i think it is normal and ok ..just try to say that it shouldn't be a reason to win Oscar

Frankly, I'm quite glad 'Brokeback Mountain' has been doing so well. OK, well, sure, I haven't seen the movie (because it hasn't come here yet :'( ) but simply because it's a different movie and I dunno, it's hard to explain, but it's just one of those movies I want to root for. Hopefully I hope it sweeps the Oscars and wins everything it was nominated for.

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Howard Berger and Tami Lane Cinderella Man David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Dave Elsey and Annette Miles

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG) "In the Deep" - Crash Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Hustle & Flow Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard "Travelin' Thru" - TransAmerica Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson King Kong Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Memoirs of a Geisha Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett Walk the Line Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland War of the Worlds Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING King Kong Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn Memoirs of a Geisha Wylie Stateman War of the Worlds Richard King

Intergalactic Ponce wrote: I know you copied it from Comingsoon but why do that? It's tedious. Anyway Tony, see quotes that didn't make it and please accept my apologies for 'having a go at you'. Time of the month, you know how it is. Take care out there. (And in here of course). Ponce Out.I'm sorry too... the reason I did the quotes was I wanted to give my personal opinion while with it, as you can see under the articles.

I know you copied it from Comingsoon but why do that? It's tedious. Anyway Tony, see quotes that didn't make it and please accept my apologies for 'having a go at you'. Time of the month, you know how it is. Take care out there. (And in here of course). Ponce Out.

Intergalactic Ponce wrote: Ahh Tony. Now I see what these forums are all about. Cutting and pasting the work of others to increase your post count. Tee hee. Plus there seem to be quite a few people anxious about the Oscars this year. I'm rivited to my keyboard on this thread.Oh god, if you didn't read at the top, it says "From comingsoon.net"... whatever I'm posting on here, it's from that website.

Aaron Schneiderman wrote: I am on the fence as to whether the wide use of CGI should be considered animation or special effects.

They should be animation. The actual feat of achieving CGI imagery has become so ubiquitous that really the only difference is in how skillfully an animator animated it. I think the special effects category has lost most of its meaning altogether.

Ahh Tony. Now I see what these forums are all about. Cutting and pasting the work of others to increase your post count. Tee hee. Plus there seem to be quite a few people anxious about the Oscars this year. I'm rivited to my keyboard on this thread.

Will the thread have the staying power to go all the way to Oscar night with up to the minute feedback and punditry on who won what? I hope so. In the meantime lets all stroke our chins awhile and wonder.

I am on the fence as to whether the wide use of CGI should be considered animation or special effects. Large chunks of many films are now computer generated. I agree with some of the comments above regarding GGI, I notice it in nearly every scene and every picture it is used. The film that probably qualifies most for a "special effects" award based on its use of miniatures and old-fashioned movie making is "Batman Begins." I agree with Gabe that George Lucas' work has advanced movie-making technology to a point that films like "Lord of the Rings" and "Chronicles of Narnia" could be made. However, this technology is allowing many movie-makers to produce images "on the cheap" as opposed to creating sets and shooting on location.

Jon Stewart has been set to host the 78th Academy Awards telecast, producer Gil Cates announced today. This will be Stewart's first stint as Oscar host.

"My wife and I watch him every night," Cates said. "Jon is the epitome of a perfect host — smart, engaging, irreverent and funny."

Academy President Sid Ganis echoed Cates' enthusiasm. "I'm very excited," he said. "Stewart is a superb choice — witty, current, intelligent and charming. What a terrific addition to our roster of great hosts!"

The host of Comedy Central's multiple Emmy- and Peabody- winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Stewart has transformed "The Daily Show" into one of America's most influential and popular television shows. Stewart and the writers of "The Daily Show" also authored "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction at the end of 2004". The book, which was recently awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor, was a staple on The New York Times best sellers list for 46 consecutive weeks, including 15 consecutive weeks in the #1 position.

"As a performer, I'm truly honored to be hosting the show," said Stewart. "Although, as an avid watcher of the Oscars, I can't help but be a little disappointed with the choice. It appears to be another sad attempt to smoke out Billy Crystal."

Stewart has appeared in several motion pictures, including Death to Smoochy, Big Daddy, The Faculty and Playing by Heart.

Prior to taking over "The Daily Show" in 1999, Stewart's television credits included a one-hour HBO comedy special, Jon Stewart: Unleavened, and a recurring role as himself on HBO's series-within-a-series, The Larry Sanders Show. He also hosted The Jon Stewart Show on MTV, which went on to be nationally syndicated.

Stewart has recently been featured on Oprah and 60 Minutes.

The ceremonies honoring 2005 achievements in motion pictures will be held on Sunday, March 5, 2006. The 78th Annual Academy Awards Presentation will be broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland by the ABC Television Network, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST.

311 feature films will compete for the Academy Award® for Best Picture of 2005, it has been announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Marking a 16.5% increase from 2004, the 2005 total of eligible features marks the first time in 32 years that as many as 300 motion pictures have contended for the Best Picture award.

Academy Credits Coordinator Howard Loberfeld attributed the sharp jump partly to an increase in the number of feature-length documentaries playing theatrically (35 versus 15 in 2004), and partly to some distributor reorganizations which led to the release of an unusual number of long-delayed projects.

Nomination ballots and the Reminder List of Eligible Releases – the list of 2005 motion pictures eligible for Oscar consideration – will be mailed tomorrow (December 29) to voting members of the Academy.

According to Academy rules, to qualify for consideration a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or a qualifying digital format. A film must open in a commercial theater, for paid admission, in Los Angeles County between January 1, 2005, and midnight December 31, 2005, and run for seven consecutive days. Films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards® in any category. Official screen credits and copies of the main and end title credits must have been submitted to the Academy by December 1, 2005.

Entries in the Foreign Language, Animated Feature, Documentary and Short Film categories are subject to special rules and are viewed and selected by voting panels of Academy members. The entry deadlines in all of these categories have already passed.

Nominations for the 78th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 5:30 a.m. PST, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements for 2005 will be presented on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST.

The problem with the Star Wars movies is that you notice the effects as effects. To me, the remarkable thing about the Lord of the Ring series is that you don't notice the effects. The unfortunate thing for Lucas is that he never learned that effects were just one part of a movie. To him, they are the entire movie. If Lucas had concentrated on just the effects and hired an actual scriptwriter and director, his special effects would have gotten more recognition. He may have created the digital character, but it was Peter Jackson that gave one an actual life.

I actually feel a little sorry for the Star Wars prequels, like them or not, the special effects in each film move leaps and bounds above other work, and actually led to some of the effects that beat them. Without Jar Jar, there'd be no Gollum or Kong. The all digital sets are becoming more and more common now. I honestly think they have added more to the effects world than any film in the past ten years including The Matrix and LOTR films. Perhaps some kind of all encompassing award is in order.

I think the three finalists will be King kong, Star Wars and Narnia in that order. King kong's effects were a bit over the rest (especialy Andy Serkis's performance, who has the advantage over the others).

Ten films will compete in the Best Animated Feature Film category in the 2005 Academy Awards® competition.

The 10 films have been accepted as eligible to compete by the executive committee of the short films and feature animation branch of the Academy, which has recommended to the Academy's Board of Governors that the category be activated and the Award be given for this year. The board has approved that recommendation.

Films that have not yet been released in Los Angeles County must fulfill all of the general release qualifying rules before the end of the year.

Under the rules for this category, a maximum of three films can be nominated in a year in which the field of eligible entries numbers at least eight but fewer than sixteen.

Films submitted in the Best Animated Feature category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other areas, including Best Picture, provided they meet the rules criteria governing those categories.

The 78th Academy Award® nominations will be announced at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements for 2005 will be presented on Sunday, March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST.

I think the three films to be nominated are Howl's Moving Castle, Wallace and Gromit, and Corpse Bride... with Howl's Moving Castle winning

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the list of films that will continue on in the voting process in the category of Best Documentary Feature for the 78th Academy Awards. Eighty-two films had been eligible in the category.

The 15 films from which the five nominees will be selected are listed below in alphabetical order:

After Innocence The Boys of Baraka Darwin's Nightmare The Devil and Daniel Johnston Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Favela Rising Mad Hot Ballroom March of the Penguins Murderball Occupation: Dreamland On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report Rize Street Fight 39 Pounds of Love Unknown White Male

Eligible documentaries were screened by the Documentary Branch Screening Committee, made up of members of the branch who serve on a volunteer basis. The above films were chosen after a preliminary round of screenings.

The nominated films will be announced along with nominations in 24 other categories on Tuesday, January 31, at 5:30 a.m. PST.

The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements for 2005 will be presented on Sunday, March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 PM PST.

I think that the movies that will be nominated will be Murderball, Rize, March of the Penguins, Mad Hot Ballroom, and 39 Pounds of Love... with Penguins winning.

In an indication that the 78th Academy Awards season is officially underway, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Short Documentary entries has been winnowed to eight films from which three to five nominees will eventually be selected.

The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order:

- Abused - The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club - Dimmer - God Sleeps in Rwanda - Mr. Mergler's Gift - The Mushroom Club - A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin - Positively Naked

The 78th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 5:30 a.m. PST, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements for 2005 will be presented on Sunday, March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST, preceded by a half-hour arrival segment.

I don't know any of these releases, so I can't tell which one to pick from.

If the last two years that a Star Wars movie was nominated are any indication, then it won't win. Both The Matrix and LOTR: The Two Towers won the visual effects Oscars in 1999 and 2002, more or less based on the overwhelming opinion that they were much better movies overall than either of the first two films in the prequel trilogy. I could see the same result happening this year.

7 Films in Competition for the FX Oscar Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences December 16, 2005

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the seven films in consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 78th Academy Awards®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

Batman Begins Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire King Kong Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith War of the Worlds

Fifteen-minute clip reels from each of the seven films will be screened for the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee on Wednesday, January 25. At this screening the members will vote to nominate three of the seven films for Oscar® consideration.

All nominations for the 78th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 5:30 a.m. PST, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements for 2005 will be presented on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST.

I'm really excited about this. I predict Star Wars, King Kong, and War of the Worlds will be nominations, but I suspect Star Wars to will win. Anyways, I'll keep posting considerations for awards from different websites.